Player Bio: Brock Gates - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
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Personal
Born in Tacoma, Wash. ... son of Stacy and Jeff Gates ... has an older sister, Bailey ... father played football at Pacific Lutheran ... considering majoring in engineering.
Decatur High School
Played three seasons of varsity baseball at Decatur, the first two under former Husky Steve Murphy and the last for coach Maury Kincannon ... served as team captain as a junior and senior ... batted .391 with two homers and 15 runs batted in as a junior and .490 with eight homers and 23 RBI in 14 league games as a senior, when he led the league in total bases (57) and slugging (1.102) ... as a junior, named team MVP and honorable mention all-league ... as a senior, was one of four infielders named first-team 4A all-state ... also named team MVP, first-team all-league and all-area as a senior ... played three seasons of varsity football as a quarterback, earned team MVP and honorable mention all-league ... led summer team, Buzz Baseball, to a third-place national finish as an 18-year old, when he batted .518 ... also won the state title as a 16-year old, when he hit .523 ... named a Sports Illustrated national athlete of the week after going 5-for-5 with four home runs, a double and 11 RBI in a game vs. Kent-Meridian ... graduated with a 3.76 grade point average.
